If we want to talk about changing equipment to make things safer, the first sport I will bring up is NASCAR. When cars began to get too fast, and airborne too often, NASCAR implemented restrict or plates to SLOW the cars down. In NHRA, the nitro cars had gotten so fast, they were running out of track to safely slow down. So NHRA, shortened the run for nitro. This limited the top speeds again. The common factor is speed. We don't need to fix the boats, we just need to keep them at a safe speed.

dont you think if this crap keeps up only matter of time before we have various water speed llimits??

Equipment, as in the part between the seat and the throttles?

Sorry, but I disagree that it's an equipment issue

i just dont understand how you can come 10 feet away from killing everybody in a boat and "not think there was anything wrong with it". ??????????

That is understood, however with the videos out there showing several instances of "poor judgement" people are going to want to debate.

Might as well let it happen and moderate as it goes.

I honestly don't think there is any type or kind of equipment that can or will slow these boats down!

The only thing that will slow them down is when the people that are operating them are in a court room with there lawyers trying to keep them out of jail for hurting or worse killing someone.. just my opinion

First thing on my equipment list is COMMON SENSE!

You are absolutely correct the equipment did NOT fail. How many 150 MPH + boats have actually SAFELY finished poker runs? Lots of them, routinely.

Spot On!!

Actually you are incorrect about NHRA. It wasn't slowing down at the end of the track as much as the RPM it was Taking and the amount of fuel being used in the last 320' of the race track was causing an inordinate amount of violent engine explosions at speed, thus causing concern for driver safety at those speeds as well as long delays in track clean up lessening the fan experience. Totally different scenario.

This seems pretty easy.... Everybodys emotions are running high but here it goes.

First, its a poker run not a race so if the coast guard accidentally lets a boat onto the poker run course, the PR boats yield to him/slower boat and its a neutral course.... If not - disqualified. In Florida you have manatee zones (no wake zones) from the shore to a main causeway. In the causeway, you can run at speed. Spectators stay within 100 yards of the shore. All PR boats have to stay within 100 yards of the center line. If there isnt enough room, you are having the poker run in the wrong place. Some of the footage shows areas that seem pretty narrow for boats to go 3 wide let alone 3 wide with other boat traffic.

Second, The PR committe has to designate some zones as caution or slower area. You dont obey and a ref sees you - disqualified. In wider areas designate it as that, a free for all. In the meantime you get DQ'd if the areas dont permit enough "room" to put 30 boats doing 150 MPH.

Done, I am now sponsoring a poker run in Palm Beach thru all the Manatee zones.... C'mon Down.